Monday, 1 September 2014

University

University is a probably the most exciting period of
your life. For a lot of teenager this means freedom, meet new people,
party ( a LOT) and sometimes even to face an other culture. However,
university doesn’t only persist of fun bits, this adventure ( as I like to call
it) implicates also responsibilities, lectures, exams and for some of you
outside even a job. Juggling all these new
activities can be challenging, but once you got used to your new routine those
years will probably ( and hopefully) be the best ones. So here are a few tips
which got me through my first 2 years of this adventure.

Get out of your comfort
zone:

This one will may be a
little tricky, but totally worth it. If you are more of a shy type don’t be
afraid to approach someone. The first day, at least in France, universities
organise a so called preliminary lecture, so take all of your courage and get
involved in a discussion with your seat neighbour. That person will certainly
be relieved that someone actually got to talk to her, because remember that at
this exact moment you are both together in the same boat. Besides this person
will maybe turn out to be your confident for the next years and if not…at least
you tried.

Be yourself:

Even though getting out of
your comfort zone is a step to take, pretending to be someone you are not will
do you more harm than good. A change during those intense years of university
is pretty normal and will help develop your personality, but remember to stay
true to yourself.

Keep a schedule:

I don’t necessarily mean
getting up early every day (but you can if you like to), however housekeeping
schedule will help you get through the days. I use to go to the grocery
store every Wednesday, cleaning my flat on Saturday and changing my bed sheets
every second week.

Stepping in a new
territory? Just set an alarm on your phone. This scheme hasn’t to be
followed literally. During a busy week I use to skip some essential cleaning
(and during exams period I use to forget them but shush).

University:

Yepp, you read right,
because in all this new life changing activities there is something out there
called UNIVERSITY. Keep in mind that every decision (or mainly every)
will have a direct impact on your future career. If you lack to go to lectures
it is your own choice, but when failing your exams therefor the one and only to
blame will be yourself. It is your own responsibility to go to your curses and
hey BTW some of them may be some great fun.

Besides University wouldn’t
be the same without hangover-ed lectures.

Have fun and take a lot of
pictures:

This is the best part of
it, because university is still a stage in our young lives. We are allowed to
party, to sing, to dance and to make decisions: good and bad ones, because one
doesn’t go without the other. So grab your friends you got to meet by
steppingout of your comfort zone and which you kept by being
yourself, ditch that schedule for a while and grab your phone or
camera (or both) and let’s have some great fun, because that’s what university
is about and what makes it work out.